Genesis 44:22
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And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
In other translations
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
Hebrew words
וַנֹּאמֶרvanomerand we saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּכַלyukhalhe will be ableH3201הַנַּעַרhana'arthe young manH5288לַעֲזֹבla'azoto leaveH5800אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1וְעָזַבve'azavand he will leaveH5800אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1וָמֵת׃vametand he will dieH4191
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 44:30Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,
- Genesis 42:38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
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